Want to share my own story on weight gain with pregnancy

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I was reading through some of the messages from this past weekend and

seen that there were some that have issues with the weight gain.

I too have had problems with this and finally had to start seeing a

counselor. Granted there were other issues I am dealing with that the

couselor has helped me with, weight was one of the bigger ones.

My OB has told me so many times how important it is that I eat a

balanced diet and as much as I want for the sake of the baby. She has

reassured me over and over that I will drop a majority of the weight

that I have gained before I even walk out of the hospital.

It has been one of the most tramatic experiences to watch the scale

go up. Even more so considering the challenges we have all been

through with WLS and trying to be healthy normal women. My sister who

is also a WLS woman, had her little girl b4 WLS. She reminds me all

the time that she gained 45-50lbs with her pregnancy and wasnt able

to take much of it off afterwards. She reminds me that I will be

different. When I compare what a normal woman gains to what I have it

does seem very little.

A friend of ours is 26 weeks preggers with her second and she is not

a post WLS person (never will need to be) and she has already gained

25 lbs with this baby. Here I am at 33 weeks and I have gained only

16lbs. I think even though it is hard to do, we have to realize that

a majority of the weight that we gain is fluids, baby, placenta etc.

and that alot of it will be gone before we walk out of the hospitals

with our new little bundles of joy. Our surgies are tools for our

life long journies and we can sharpen those tools and put them back

to good use after our babies are here.

I hope that this helps.

~HUGS~ Shalonda

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In a message dated 11/15/2004 1:49:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,

londalou27@... writes:

Our surgies are tools for our

life long journies and we can sharpen those tools and put them back

to good use after our babies are here.

I hope that this helps.

~HUGS~ Shalonda

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My biggest post baby/ post WLS challange is watching those Carbs... I lived

on them during pg....

I have ALWAYS been addicted to those darn Carbs...

I think a Back to Basics Boot Camp is in order.. LOL

The weight IS coming off...and once I am cleared for exercise in 4 weeks.. I

am thinking the rest will come off quite nicely!

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K in Ft Lauderdale

mommy to:

Noah - officially 2!

Jonah - b. 11/1/04 - 6lbs 7 oz - 19.5 inches long

See our pictures at:

http://www.love-my-kids.com